07-13-2019, 08:10 PM
I don't think any server would agree to something like this. I don't believe drop off range is able to be coded into Garry's Mod, and that's a huge portion of the strength of shotguns. Rather than removing them, it seems a lot better to work on fire rate as well as damage per pellet. Not only are they only extremely accurate and fast firing, but also do tons of damage. The problem with lua tweaking weapons in Garry's Mod is that minuscule value changes sometimes feels drastic.
A huge argument of mine is that the pointshop has a loadout function, and the purpose of loadouts is to offer benefits to your playstyle according to what map you're on. You could argue it takes no skill; I argue it takes skill knowing when and where to use a shotgun. I haven't encountered many people using shotguns over extremely accurate weapons and I argue that the multiple one shot weapons create the gap between the player base, not the shotgun. It must be off-putting for new players to die before even firing a shot. Our server has some great players, and I can't be the only person to think the skill of some of our players have with weapons that can take a player out in seconds is an unpleasant experience to most that can't match it.
A huge argument of mine is that the pointshop has a loadout function, and the purpose of loadouts is to offer benefits to your playstyle according to what map you're on. You could argue it takes no skill; I argue it takes skill knowing when and where to use a shotgun. I haven't encountered many people using shotguns over extremely accurate weapons and I argue that the multiple one shot weapons create the gap between the player base, not the shotgun. It must be off-putting for new players to die before even firing a shot. Our server has some great players, and I can't be the only person to think the skill of some of our players have with weapons that can take a player out in seconds is an unpleasant experience to most that can't match it.
